Within the framework of the current case against businessman G.O., which is being investigated by the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance, it was determined that G.O., in December 2019, manufactured forged purchase agreements as if he purchased a company, having value of GEL 10 million, for GEL 42 million. After that, the same property, at an increased price - GEL 82 million, was sold to a company under his own actual ownership, from which GEL 33 million, obtained illegally, was subsequently used to cover the value of the company's shares, thereby disguising and giving a legal face to the particularly large amount of income received from his own company.
Hundreds of investigative activities, audits and examinations were carried out in the criminal case. Information and documentation related to the case was also requested from the Republic of Turkey, all commercial banks in Georgia, Financial Monitoring Service and various organizations, the official incomes and expenses of G.O. were studied, as a result of which, businessman G.O. and 15 related companies were charged approximately GEL 112 million to be paid in favor of the budget, from which the basic tax exceeds GEL 69 million.
G.O is under custody, accused of illegal storage of drugs and psychoactive substances in particularly large quantities, crime envisaged under the 6th part of Article 260 and 3rd part of Article 261 of Criminal Code of Georgia. The case is currently being heard on merits by the Batumi City Court.
The study process of the legality of the activities of businessman G.O. and the companies connected with him is being continued, in order to detect tax evasion, legalization of illegal income and other possible criminal activities.